Research Medical Officer

A Healthcare providing Clinical Care to HIV positive adults, children and adolescents is currently looking for a dynamic and driven Research Medical Officer based in Johannesburg.

To provide clinical management to participants in clinical trials according to study protocols

Education, Training and Experience
• MBBCh degree or equivalent.
• Professional body registration
• Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
• Minimum 3 years of which 1 should be in a research environment.
• Experience with managing sexual and reproductive health related issues for heterosexual men and women, Men who have sex with Men (MSM) and Sex workers
• Experience working in a donor funded organization.
• Post graduate qualification in Public Health / HIV management or in the process of obtaining qualification.
• Experience in Reproductive Health.
• Experience in writing donor proposals, protocols and scientific journals.
• Certification in HIV Management and good clinical practice.
• Assertive, confident and adaptable.
• Able to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Display a concern for patients and willingness to respond to patients’ needs and requirements.
• Able to prioritise own work load, take initiative (pro-active) and work to tight deadlines.
• Self-motivated with a high regard for work ethic, values and integrity.

Key performance areas
• Clinical assessment, treatment and/or referral of participants who participate in the study
• Participate in routine assessment of participants in accordance with the protocols
• Conduct regular liaison with the laboratory regarding the interpretation of diagnostic test results.
• Screen and enrol eligible patients in accordance with study protocol and ethical guidelines.
• Review patient vitals and other study-related results.
• Treat opportunistic infections diagnosed and prescribe the appropriate treatment.
• Report any adverse events and follow-up on patients.
• Conduct regular emergency trolley inventory, order/replace expired consumables
• Development and ongoing revision of standard operating procedures compliant with sponsor and unit guidelines
• Provide regular clinical support to the clinic staff to ensure that clinical management of participants is of a high quality and complies with HPCSA standards
• Identify research questions in specialist area.
• Write grant proposals, protocols and ethics applications in order to fund and perform research studies.
• Implement research studies in conjunction with the research teams.
• Attend, present and participate in organisational research and academic meetings.
• Engage and meet with sponsors and Monitors as required.
• Supervise and manage the duties of subordinates to ensure optimal staff utilisation and maintenance of sound labour relations.
• Comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Protocol requirements and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Assist with staff training (and retraining) where error trends are identified